Actors Challenge Expensive Entourage Culture, Citing ‘Six Vans’ Excess

Overview

• At a Hollywood Reporter India roundtable, Kriti Sanon, Vicky Kaushal, Ishaan Khatter and Dhruv Vikram addressed rising entourage expenses that producers often absorb.
• Dhruv Vikram called reports of a single actor arriving with six vanity vans “ridiculous,” highlighting frustration over extreme demands.
• Ishaan Khatter contrasted Bollywood norms with his The Perfect Couple shoot in the United States, saying he handled his own housing, transport and chores without a personal team.
• Kriti Sanon said solutions require producers and talent together, noting trainers or dieticians tied to a role can be justified while personal staff like cooks should be borne by actors.
• Vicky Kaushal endorsed case‑by‑case essentials, citing a temporary on‑set gym for action training, and said any cost that harms a film’s budget should be corrected.